Technology

Amazon’s Just Walk Out Technology – Shopping made easy for the disabled

Amazon’s Just Walk Out Technology is a new method for consumers to shop in a grocery store. Consumers can use an app to enter the…

Image of the inflatable prosthetic hand holding an ice cream cone

Low cost inflatable prosthetic hand provides amputees with tactile feedback in real time

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RightHear app is making public spaces accessible for blind people

A woman using the APP2Speak app

App2Speak, a photo-based AAC app, helps people with speech impairments communicate better

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Smart shoe InnoMake warns visually impaired people of obstacles while walking

Person using Voiceitt App

New Voiceitt assistive app enables people with speech impairments to communicate in their own voice

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Youths with autism build Covid data website that’s accessible to visually impaired & neurodiverse individuals

Children in a schoool using ScreenPlay

Digital platform ScreenPlay helps with early childhood testing for developmental disorders

Young woman using Auticare

Auticare uses virtual reality-based therapy to help children with autism develop critical skills

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With TranscribeGlass, deaf & hard of hearing people can see the words they cannot hear

Andrea Mocellin is holding the foldable wheelchair

Revolve Air foldable wheelchair promises to revolutionize travel for active wheelchair users

Eleanor Beidatsch is seated on a wheelchair

Scientist Eleanor Beidatsch aims to shape attitudes towards disability as a science communicator

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Check out these free apps that help develop fine motor skills in children with cerebral palsy

Image of a Caruna swivel seat on the passenger seat of a car

Automotive accessibility product Caruna helps people with disabilities move in & out of cars easily

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#LowVisionAwarenessMonth – 5 cool apps for people with low vision

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Top 5 accessible video conferencing platforms for people with disabilities globally

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Inclusion and Technology: Redeemers of the Disabled- Guest Column by Vijay Kumar Nair

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#NHPopular2020 – Tech enables 100% blind student to study mechanical engineering

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MYDOST app aims to increase mainstream career opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities

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The new ‘Louie Voice Control’ app will help visually impaired people use other apps with ease

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iPhone 12 Pro & Pro Max comes with interesting new features for visually impaired people

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Google’s new Chromebook update promotes accessibility for disabled people

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A person with deafblindness operating the computer. The screen on the computer is magnified.

Assistive Technology – A Savior For Persons With Deafblindness During The Pandemic

This is not a meditation class, but bear with me. Slowly drown the noises around you. Breathe in… breath out. Now slowly close your eyes.…

Teletherapy: A Blessing in Disguise for Families of Children with Special Needs

Helpline support for special needs families during COVID

Parenting – Old is Gold – Raising Mentally Healthy Children

#SPEAK_UP : Plight of Teachers – The backbone of schools

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Online Education: Packing our children into the World Wide Web?